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Some time ago, Amazon's US, European, and Japanese sites announced restrictions on shipments. Subsequently, the Canadian site also announced restrictions on shipments. Compared with the trouble of limiting the delivery quantity, what is more worrying for sellers is the high shipping costs and poor logistics delivery, which puts sellers in a dilemma of whether to ship or not. A new wave of logistics price increases is coming A new wave of logistics price increases is coming A freight forwarder posted on WeChat Moments that "masks are revived, airline warehouses are overwhelmed, and freight rates will reach the highest peak this year from August 2nd," and attached a screenshot of the notification about the freight rate increase. ▲ The picture comes from the editor’s circle of friends ▲ The picture comes from the editor’s circle of friends In addition, eBay also announced that recently, due to the increase in aviation costs, the transportation costs from China to many destination countries have increased to varying degrees. In order to ensure the smooth operation and on-time delivery of SpeedPAK, Orange Union will adjust the shipping prices of SpeedPAK to the United States and Canada from August 1, 2020, and the prices of all other destinations remain unchanged. The specific freight adjustments are as follows: According to the above news, prices of major logistics companies are on the rise. Why is the wave of logistics price increases coming again? A new wave of logistics price increases is coming Hong Kong's epidemic rebounds, a large number of flights canceled During this period, the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has attracted much attention, and the number of newly confirmed cases in Hong Kong has exceeded 100 for several consecutive days. The rebound of the new wave of epidemics has intensified the impact on air logistics. UPS in Hong Kong has canceled a large number of cargo flights, resulting in a surge in air express delivery across the board. According to the South China Morning Post today, the union representing FedEx pilots called on the company to suspend flights to Hong Kong, China . FedEx pilots said that Hong Kong ’s stricter measures to prevent and control the new coronavirus epidemic would bring "unacceptable risks" and therefore wanted the company to suspend flights to Hong Kong. As a transit point for sellers' goods, Hong Kong's importance is self-evident. However, its current flight shortage and serious lack of transport capacity have had a significant impact on sellers and logistics companies. A new wave of logistics price increases is coming The overall market situation of the logistics industry is not optimistic According to People's Daily Online, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, 23 airlines around the world have closed down. The International Air Transport Association predicts that the global aviation industry will lose $84.3 billion in 2020, and it may take five years for aviation demand to return to pre-epidemic levels. According to Time magazine on July 29, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and a union leader said on the 29th that the U.S. Postal Service is considering closing post offices across the country , which has aroused people's concerns. It is reported that the new coronavirus pandemic has further aggravated the financial pressure of the Postal Service, which lost $4.5 billion in the first quarter of this year. From the above reports, we can see that the logistics industry has been hit by the epidemic and is showing a downward trend. The overall pessimistic market conditions of the logistics industry may also be one of the reasons for the increase in logistics prices. A new wave of logistics price increases is coming Last-mile delivery is difficult and warehouses in the United States are seriously overwhelmed Since July, news of warehouse explosions in the United States has been coming one after another. Not only FBA sellers, but also self-shipping sellers and overseas warehouses are facing serious problems. The warehouses FTW1 and IND9 in the United States were particularly overwhelmed, and sellers' goods were mostly allocated to these two warehouses. Sellers queued up to enter the warehouses and put their goods on the shelves. Some sellers even spent more than a month to put their goods on the shelves. Warehouse overwhelm caused logistics companies' operating costs to rise, and then the logistics prices rose. In addition, the epidemic in the United States is still ongoing, and the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 4.5 million . Coupled with the impact of the riots in the United States, last-mile delivery is particularly difficult, which has invisibly increased the cost and pressure of express delivery companies. Faced with warehouse explosion, sellers are helpless, but what is even more infuriating is that the goods that the sellers have already shipped have been cancelled by Amazon! A seller in the seller communication group said that all shipments were cancelled today , which scared many sellers to check the shipments. As a result, one seller said that the shipment he created between 13th and 20th had been shipped but was cancelled today. Customer service said it could not be restored! Later, it was found that the seller created too many shipments. Sellers with the same situation should pay more attention to the shipment status. ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group The original restriction on delivery quantity has already made sellers' orders stretched, and the new wave of logistics price increases has made the situation even worse. Even service providers began to sympathize with sellers: the logistics costs have been changing every day recently... Many customers were quite happy to see the surge in self-delivery orders, but they were embarrassed when they saw the logistics costs... It would be a loss if they sent it out... In response to the new wave of logistics price increases, sellers must also be mentally prepared, pay close attention to logistics dynamics and domestic and international situations, and actively adjust stocking and delivery plans to minimize risks and costs. A new wave of logistics price increases is coming Many sellers were sentenced for account association This morning, many sellers reported in the chat group that their Amazon accounts were found to be linked, whether they were purchased accounts or accounts registered with real information, which left the sellers confused. ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group
▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group It is understood that this association involves sellers from different sites, and accounts of sellers from sites such as Japan, the United States, Canada, and Mexico have been linked. The original email is as follows Some sellers speculated that this large-scale account linkage was a mistake by Amazon, but the specific reason is still unknown. Please fill in the blanks below Warehouse explosion + limited delivery quantity + logistics price increase + account association = seller (?) What do you think about the logistics price increase and this account linkage incident? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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